Car-seal.



E. E. JAMESON, CAR SEAL.

APPLIGATION FILED DEO.19, 1913.

1,102,5 1 2, l Patented July 7, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS COA, PHOTO-LI'II-IQY WASHINGTON, D.C

EDGAR E. JAMESON, OF SUNNY SIDE, MISSISSIPPI.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 7, 1914..

Application led December 19, 1913. Serial No. 807,715.

T0 all whom t may concern Be it known that I, EDGAR E. JAMESON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Sunny Side, in the county ofLeflore, State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Car-Seals; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the 1nvcntion, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The present invention relates to seals, and has particular applicationto an article of this class adapted especially for use in sealing cardoors, and the like.

In carrying out my invention it is my purpose to provide a car sealwhich 1s formed of a single blank of metal, and which may be applied insealing position without the necessity of employing special tools, theseal being manipulated by hand. Furthermore, when once my seal has beenapplied in sealing position, it is impossible to open or remove the samewithout destroying it by breaking` or cutting the same.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a car seal whichwill embody the desired features of simplicity, efficiency,

and safety, and which 'may be manufactured and marketed in quantities ata relatively low cost.

With the above recited objects and others of a similar nature in View,my invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangementof parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appendedclaim.

1n the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sealembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the blank from whichthe seal is made, the dotted lines indicating the lines o-n which thefolds are made. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the blank showing one sidefolded. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through thecomplete seal as shown in Fig. 1.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the numeral 1designates a blank formed of metaland comprising a strip 2, one end ofwhich has an aperture 3 therein, while the opposite end is cut to formthe enlarged rectangular plate 4. This plate 4 has formed integraltherewith a tongue 5, formed by making the longitudinal slit 6 adjacentone side edge of the plate,

this slit 6 extending from the free end of the plate to a point beyondthe transverse central line thereof. As will be seen by reference toFig. 1, this free end 7 of the tongue extends beyond the free end of theplate 4, and the portion 8 of the tongue is wider than the shank portionthereof or that portion which connects the tongue with the plate, suchwider portion being slotted as at 107 to form the spur 11 which isdesigned to be bent slightly to one side to form a catch, as hereinafterdescribed, the spur being projected opposite to the direction ofprojection of the tongue 5. The plate 4 is designed to be folded or bentto form the casing of the seal, and in making the casing in theconstruction of the seal, the side portions of plate 4 are foldedinwardly along the longitudinally dotted lines 12 and 13, as shown inFig. 1.

Before folding the blank along the line l2, the tongue adjacent itspoint of connection with the plate 4, is bent transversely to form thedouble or sigmoidal fold 14 and the spur 11 is bent slightly outward,this spur projectingin a direction opposite to the double fold. Afterthe side of the blank carrying the tongue has been folded inward alongthe line 12, the opposite side portion of the blank is folded over alongthe line 18, and sealed or soldered as indicated at 15, it being, ofcourse, understood that there is suflicient passage formed through thecasing to permit the free or perfo-rated end portion of the strip 2 tobe slipped through the casing beneath the tongue and the portion of theplate carrying the same.

The above is a description of the construction of my seal and the mannerof applying the same to the car will be readily apparent. In theapplication to thecar the strip 2 is run through the staples, rings orother securing attachments on the car` and the end portions of the striphaving the aperture or slot 3 therein is slipped into and through thecasing until the aperture of the strip projects beyond the yfree end ofthe casing. It will be noted that the tip end of the tongue 5 whichprojects beyond the free end of the casing is bent slightly to one side,and when the apertured end of the strip has been slipped through thecasing beneath the tongue, such tongue is guided by the bent end 16thereof through the aperture. The strip is then pulled downward to drawthe apertured end thereof into the casing and over the tongue, until thewall 1.7 of the slot 3 bears against the bottomv of the section 18 ofthe double fold 14, when the end of the loop or strip will be locked inthe casing', for it will be noted that should an attempt be Inade t0push the free or apertured end of theV strip out again it will passbeneath the spur l'l and be caught thereby, while likewise the free orapertured end of the strip cannot be drawn through the casing, for itwill be caught by the double fold 14k.

It will thus be seeny that I have provided an exceedingly simpleq yeteflicient form of car seal which is cut from a single blank of metal,and which when applied to a car in sealing position, cannot be removedtherefrom without destroying, breaking' or otherwise injuring the `seal,and thereby making' it evident that someone has tampered with suchs'eal,

y l/Vhat I claim is:

A sealcomprising a strip having an aperture yformed adjacent one endthereof, and af widened section formed at the opposite `end thereof,said widened section having the yopposite longitudinal portions thereofbent inward `upon the body of such section 4'to forni a casing, one ofsaid bent `portions jhavinp; a relatively long tongue formed itherewith,said tongue having.;v a transverseV jfold adjacent oneend, a spurprojecting in l a direction opposite tothey mouth of the fold, s'aidtongue being adapted to passI through lthe opening; in the strip when insealing p0- ;sition. E In testimony whereof, I affix niy signature, inthe presence of two witnesses. EDGAR E. JAMESON.`

Wlitnesses" ELI ETHRIDGE,

J. D. DILILARD.

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